Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 381 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
2. 2.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 31 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 21 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 22 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 27 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 20 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 25 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 28 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 35 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content

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